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Andrew George
Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 11,609 votes. — 224th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew George voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 20 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, International Development, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): GM Crops, Bovine TB, Fisheries, Iraq, Rural Payments Agency
(based on written questions asked by Andrew George and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Grocery Supply Ombudsman (12 Nov 2009) has video
“What recent representations he has received on the Competition Commission's proposals for a grocery supply ombudsman.”
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Grocery Supply Ombudsman (12 Nov 2009)
“After 10 years of inquiries, the Competition Commission's recommendation clearly identified that supermarkets transfer excessive risk and unexpected costs, to the detriment of both suppliers and consumers. Surely for the Government this is more of a Kelly inquiry moment than a Professor Nutt moment. Are there any circumstances in which the Government have ever refused to accept the clear...”
More of Andrew George's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 114 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew George speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 405 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £16,382 (447th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,557 (282nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £27,110 (25th) | £26,867 (65th) | £25,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £16,025 (joint 307th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,872 (355th) | £80,846 (425th) | £78,860 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £68,198 (221st) | £65,584 (236th) | £45,148 (358th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,774 (384th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,110 (102nd)* | £16,070 (49th)** | £17,473 | £23,321 (29th) | £26,255 (18th) | £23,232 (28th) | £18,091 (29th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £925 (116th) | £1,595 (58th) | £1,535 | £823 (212th) | £1,459 (108th) | £1,715 (69th) | £581 (222nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,818 (70th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £466 (44th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,651 (67th) | £2,330 (73rd) | £1,761 | £1,496 (173rd) | £1,538 (123rd) | £2,070 (78th) | £1,825 (joint 101st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,292 (34th) | £6,960 (84th) | £4,703 | £4,788 (149th) | £5,280 (107th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,157 (joint 403rd) | £954 (joint 482nd) | £793 | £1,911 (joint 278th) | £1,911 (joint 273rd) | £1,911 (joint 270th) | £1,911 (255th) |
| Other Costs | £1,109 (73rd) | £2,647 (38th) | £5,549 | £145 (98th) | £0 | £5,803 (22nd) | £0 |
| Total | £170,367 (16th) | £160,379 (21st) | £157,308 | £138,527 (76th) | £143,773 (20th) | £138,271 (8th) | £99,138 (104th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,446 (73rd). Rail £7,858 (92nd). Air £505 (120th). Misc £243 (113th). Other: European £58 (139th).
** Car £7,160 (27th). 3rd party £29 (48th). Rail £7,755 (73rd). Air £629 (137th). Other £497 (38th).